NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation CAREER Awards recognize early career professionals with promising researchers who have the potential to serve as academic role models and lead their respective fields. These awards are among the most prestigious in the nation for up-and-coming faculty. Many recipients go on to receive big grants from government agencies.
The Office of Research recognizes more than 50 awardees, both past, and present. The office also offers faculty interested in pursuing this award the NSF CAREER series workshops. These workshops help faculty prepare proposals for this highly competitive program.
The Research Development Team within the Office of Research offers an array of services and resources to our faculty to help them prepare proposals of all sorts.
2022 Recipients
Past Recipients
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